Anschluss

The Anschluss was the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Fuhrer Adolf Hitler sent the German 8th Army to invade Austria, and they were greeted by admiring Austrians with Nazi salutes and flowers; 200,000 people went to see Hitler announce the union of Germany and Austria in the Hildenplatz of Vienna. 99.73% of the 99.71% of Austrians who showed up to vote on the annexation supported the Nazis, and Austria would be annexed to Germany until the end of World War II in 1945.